Birds in the USA

My interest in birds was born in the US, but it flourished elsewhere. These days, my visits to the states are few and far between, yet I always manage to get out at least once to see some of my old favorite species. It’s a tradition for my mom and I to go to Plum Island in Massachusetts, whether for the snowy owls in winter or the warblers in spring and summer. A fair portion of these pictures come from there, but there are a few other locations sprinkled throughout. To start, I made a little collection spanning a few years’ worth of trips back home.

1. Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus); 2. Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis); 3. Saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta); 4. Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor); 5. Great egret (Ardea alba); 6. White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis); 7. Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis); 8 & 9. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus); 10 & 11. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); 12. Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)